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Fun with AI

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 13, 2023
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Steve Laube always inspires me, and I found special encouragement from his recent post on artificial intelligence. AI provided an inaccurate biography of him, so I wondered if I’d have the same experience.

I’m doing this field research, so you don’t have to!

Chat gpt

ChatGPT stands for “Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer”

Then it included a definition that sent me to a hyperlink to download Windows Chat GPT. It is an advanced language generation model developed by OpenAI that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to generate human-like text based on prompts, making it a powerful tool for chatbots, content creation, and more.

write my bio with chat gpt

Sure, I can help you with that. Please provide me with some information about yourself that you would like me to include in your bio.

married, author of over 30 books and novellas

Here’s a bio I came up with based on the information you provided:

“User is a married author who has written over 30 books and novellas. Their work spans across various genres and has been well-received by readers and critics alike.”

How does that sound? Is there anything else you would like me to add?

Well, I didn’t write across various genres, but I’m flattered that AI says that my work has been “well-received by readers and critics alike.”

married, mother of two daughters, author of over 30 books and novellas, literary agent for The Steve Laube Literary Agency, enjoys reading and cooking

Here’s an updated bio based on the information you provided:

“User is a married mother of two daughters and an author who has written over 30 books and novellas. She is also a literary agent for The Steve Laube Literary Agency. In her free time, she enjoys reading and cooking.”

How does that sound? Is there anything else you would like me to add?

Well, it doesn’t sound as good since you stopped flattering me, AI.

Christian

Thank you for letting me know. I can add that to your bio. Here’s an updated version:

“User is a married mother of two daughters and an author who has written over 30 books and novellas. She is also a literary agent for The Steve Laube Literary Agency. In her free time, she enjoys reading and cooking. She is also a Christian.”

How does that sound? Is there anything else you would like me to add?

I pressed the tab for a question AI suggested: Can you tell me more about her faith?

I’m not sure about the specifics of her faith, but generally speaking, Christian faith is based on the belief in Jesus Christ as the son of God and savior of humanity. It is a monotheistic religion that emphasizes the importance of love, forgiveness, and compassion. Christians believe that by following the teachings of Jesus Christ and living a life of faith and service, they can achieve eternal life in heaven after death12.

Is there anything else you would like me to add?

(This response included pictures portraying “compassion” and other favorable adjectives. Could it be I’m talking to a Christian version of AI?)

tell me more about user’s books

User is an author who has written over 30 books and novellas. Unfortunately, I don’t have any information about the specific genres or titles of her books. However, I can tell you that she is also a literary agent for The Steve Laube Literary Agency.

Is there anything else you would like me to add?

write a biography for Tamela Hancock Murray

Tamela Hancock Murray is a literary agent with The Steve Laube Agency and has been a literary agent since 2001. She is also a bestselling author of over thirty novels, novellas, and nonfiction books and has won an RWA Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award. She graduated with honors in Journalism from Lynchburg College in Virginia.

Is there anything else you would like me to add?

Clearly, AI does a search and writes a biography using the most frequent facts and links listed on the Internet. The bio included hyperlinks to show where AI got the information.

Suggested question from AI:

What are some of Tamela Hancock Murray’s popular books?

In fairness, I haven’t written a book in years, so AI took some time to search for this. Then this is what it came up with:

I’m sorry but I don’t have any information about the specific genres or titles of Tamela Hancock Murray’s books. However, you can find a list of her books on Goodreads and FictionDB.

AI offered me a couple more questions, but hinted that it’s time for me to give up by adding the suggestion below as a third option. Does this mean AI gets tired and bored? Or does it think I’m now tired and bored?

Show me some recipes

Sure! What type of recipe are you looking for? Any specific cuisine or ingredient?

That reminds me – it’s time for lunch!

P.S. I had planned to end my post with the line above, but literally five minutes later, I decided to try the bio question with new credentials under new topic. This time, AI took a different approach:

write my bio for me author, wife, Christian

Sure! Here’s an example of an author bio that you can use as a template:

“[Your name] is an author, wife, and Christian. She has written [number] books in the [genre] genre. Her latest book is [book title]. She is passionate about [topic] and loves to share her knowledge with others. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering at her church.”

You can customize this template by filling in the blanks with your own information. Remember to keep it concise and engaging, without being too boastful or boring. The ideal length of an author bio is between 60 and 90 words.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Fascinating that the feedback went from writing the biography to sending instructions. Of course, AI will just say it’s getting smarter as it learns. Or is it more like, scarier? What do you think?

 

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Your Servant, Madame

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 28, 2023
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I enjoy historical novels; and so I often see the greeting, “Your servant, Madame.” This charming salute makes me think of my life. How can I be a servant to you? Here are some thoughts: 1. Overarching Purpose: I chose to enter Christian publishing because I hope to serve the Lord. Christian publishing provides a key service to our community by offering readers faith-affirming, uplifting fiction …

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Category: Agents

The Perils of Responding to Criticism

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 14, 2023
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Recently, I read a news article about a general-market author who offered a negative response when a reviewer gave her four instead of five stars for her debut novel. She attacked the reviewer, calling her a name I shall not repeat here. The author expressed she was upset that the reviewer had ruined her perfect five-star rating. The author’s response resulted in a barrage of retaliatory one-star …

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Category: Rejection, Reviews, The Writing Life

You Gotta Have Friends … and Strangers Too

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon May 31, 2023
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No one likes to see negative book reviews. However, if you earn a negative review or two out of many, don’t despair. This event likely means strangers who have no personal interest in you, but are reading books only for themselves, are engaged with your work. That’s great news! Where Are the Readers? Keep in contact with potential readers so they’ll be amenable to your books and eager …

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Category: Branding, Marketing, Platform

Hacks for Inspiring Ideas and Descriptions

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon May 4, 2023
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Seeking inspiration? Here are fun and weird hacks for writers. 1. Read advice columns to find ideas for creating conflict in novels. The problems people pose to columnists are rife with family drama, misunderstandings among friends, marriage issues, and romantic entanglements. Even columns about etiquette offer an array of tenuous situations. When you locate some columnists online, you may …

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Category: Craft, The Writing Life, Writing Craft

Hacks for Day-to-Day Writing

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 26, 2023
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An impulse as a writer is to get to an ending before shutting down the computer for the day. The productive author might decide not to stop writing until the end of a scene or a chapter. With fiction, the author feels relieved when the character has arrived at a good stopping place. With nonfiction, the author may have finished summing up five ways to declutter a closet, and that’s that. …

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Category: The Writing Life

Why Did She Say That?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 13, 2023
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Because this blog’s primary purpose is to help authors by dispensing opinions and advice, posts may hit close to home. A long time ago, I read an article in which a blogger I’d recently interacted with made a snarky remark. I thought, Is the blogger talking about me? So I know that sinking, disturbing feeling of wondering if I’ve been surreptitiously called out in public. I’m glad I saw the post …

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Category: Agents, Pitching

Easter Break List for Writers

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 5, 2023
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While the start of the new calendar year in January is an auspicious time to visit plans, so is the Easter season. I hope you have discerned His guidance during this quiet time of forty days when we remember our Lord’s temptations in the wilderness. After we celebrate His Glorious Resurrection this Sunday, the following week may be an excellent time to take practical steps you may take as you …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration

You’re One of a Kind

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 15, 2023
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A ham hock doesn’t usually come up in conversation for me, but recently I had an enjoyable exchange with creative people when we mentioned ham hock. One person suggested a character named Ham Hock would be the county champion greased pig rider. Another said her hero named Ham Hock would be a good ol’ boy courting a big city girl who returned to the farm. As a lover of romance novels, I said I …

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Category: Creativity

Love As a Christian Author

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 2, 2023
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As Christian authors, we have many opportunities to put into practice the list of the attributes of love that St. Paul listed in 1 Corinthians 13: Love: Is patient: After submitting proposals, we do ourselves, our agents, and editors a favor by exercising patience. In Submissions Land, editors may feel as though a month is five minutes. Agents might say a month is a day. For an author, a month …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life, Theology
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